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i loved this gig and a friend has just asked me to write a review for his website. anyone got track listings? what did you think of the performance? i thought he was captivating - lyrical and energetic, but he was let down by the general sound quality at the venue. wolf like me has to be the highlight.

at the front it was wild all the time. I was a bit irritated at the number of head nodding scenesters. half of them hadn't even heard the band, but it didn't affect my perception of tvotr. best gig this year, despite the sound being occasionally iffy.

i was standing about three people from the front to the mid-left of the stage (right in front of kyp malone) and there was this stupid stupid cunt right in front of me in a low baseball cap and big parka who raised his fucking enormous camera every five minutes and let off an enormous flash. he was still (apart from his arm) and stone-faced throughout the whole thing and didnt clap once. if i hadnt had to leave that bit to go get a pint i'm sure i'd have shoved his camera up his arse before long

but i dont see how it makes any difference whatsoever. if it interferes that much with proceedings (i cannot stress the size of the camera and flash enough, or the regularity with which he was taking pictures) then he shouldn't do it, its just rude. if he shouted out interview questions at the band between songs to make his reviews more substantial that wouldnt be on either

definitely played
dreams, playhouses, young liars, staring at the sun, provi/ence

it was well good, and i dont see why people were complaining about the sound so much.
at least on the balconies you could hear everything perfectly, even if the bass was a little low and it was all a little quiet.

the crowd was cunting awful tho.
i think thats what happens at koko on a friday night.

this idiotic blonde girl spent the whole time yacking to her mate, then pushed in front of me to watch the end, nudging me behind a really tall guy. I gave her a gentle nudge and got in front of her, thinking, fuck manners, this girl has irritated the hell out of everyone for the whole thing. We had a few words but I think Jasmine finished her off with an excellent dagger-eyed icy stare.

But the crowd was awful. 90% static (as I could see from my vantage point at the back) , they gave nothing back for the intensity and committment the band put into it. And loads of people were just chatting and waiting for clkub fucking NME - we left before it started and I'm glad - the people pouring in looked horrific.